In sci.electronics.design Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:37:37 GMT, wrote:
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/produ...ols/index.html

Hmmm...RC try to be customer-responsive these days, but I CAN remember
when they upgraded the FMS 800 and the roll command (used to steer to
the desired track), was reversed from its previous polarity - made for
interesting waypoint/turn capturing!

I based my suggestion on a few different observations. I used to work
at a flight simulator company and it was a lot easier to make the
Collins radios work right than the King ones. At that job, and since
then, I have also noticed that the "cheap" avionics package often
involves King radios, while the "upgrade" packages involve Collins
radios. Finally, I went on a job interview with Collins in 1996 and was
totally impressed by the amount of shiny! stuff at the plant in Cedar
Rapids. (Got an offer, too, but chose another offer in Dallas over
Cedar Rapids. Probably should have picked Cedar Rapids.)

Matt Roberds